Why body anxiety is a danger to women's sportReutersOPINION: Women's sport has a Dirty Little Secret. Women's sport needs to own a big — and getting bigger — problem, or at least start by admitting to it. I went to Taryn Brumfitt's excellent body image doco Embrace the other day, and I was struck by the implications for women's sport. It's staggering under the weight of body anxiety, if you'll excuse the pun. Sports leaders don't want to hear it; coaches want to ignore it; female athletes (often) don't want to admit it.

Source: Stuff August 11, 2016 06:22 UTC